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  1. Andrew Wilcock1 and
  2. Sarah Charlesworth2
  1. 1Palliative Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
  2. 2Hayward House Study Centre, Nottingham University Hospitals, Nottingham, UK
  1. Correspondence to Sarah Charlesworth, Hayward House Study Centre, Nottingham University Hospitals, Nottingham NG5 1PB, UK; s.charlesworth{at}nhs.net

https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjspcare-2018-001552

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